Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
As the Government publishes draft legislation to legalise same-sex marriage, campaigners opposed to the changes have been leafleting in their droves. But are their efforts based on sound evidence? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As the de-toxers count down the days until February and the re-toxers raise a glass to another month well-spent, the Sun reports that the drinking of beer - that most British of pastimes - is now increasingly rare. What's the evidence for this claim? Read
Crime
Crime is falling. Probably. Yet, according to the BBC and others this morning, it might not be falling as fast as we might think. The BBC reported that trends of … Read
Health
Public Health Minister Anna Soubry caused a splash this week by apparently claiming, as The Times put it, that 'you can spot poor kids because they're fat'. Speaking to the … Read
Yesterday the Prime Minister delivered a much-anticipated speech outlining Britain's future within the European Union. Here's the second instalment of our analysis, in which we factcheck a few claims from his speech. Read
Health
While the Labour party trials its plans for the reform of the UK's social care system, the Daily Mail recently reported that a record number of pensioners are paying their own care home fees. But who's responsible for the bill? Read
Crime
A report by the Children's Rights Alliance for England found that 784 child deaths last year had "modifiable factors." What does this mean? Read
While international stories dominated the weekend front pages, the sums of money available to benefits claimants remained the hot domestic topic, and two Sunday papers added more fuel to the … Read
Health
Today Sir David Nicholson, the head of the NHS, suggested that hospitals could be "very bad places" for elderly patients. Arguing that more older people should be cared for in the community, he claimed that as it stands around 40% of patients in an average hospital suffer from dementia. Read
Education
A new report by Policy Exchange has argued a case in favour of vocational courses. But are their conclusions based on sound factual evidence? Read
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